‘Win-a-Trip 2012’
Alumna Jordan Schermerhorn ’12 reports on her trip to Lesotho and Malawi with New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof. In a column about U.S. aid for Africa, Kristof mentions that he is traveling with Schermerhorn.New York Timeshttp://nyti.ms/MjKiffObama’s fantastic boring ideaNew York Timeshttp://nyti.ms/Ocj18L

With ion release, nano silver zaps bacteria
Scientists have settled a long-standing controversy about how silver nanoparticles kill bacteria and — in the wrong amounts — sometimes make them stronger. Pedro Alvarez, the George R. Brown Professor and chair of Civil and Environmental Engineering, is quoted.Futurity.orghttp://bit.ly/M3eF7S

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Romney booed at NAACP during speech criticizing Obama
Mark Jones, the Joseph D. Jamail Chair in Latin American Studies, professor and chair of political science and fellow in political science at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted in articles about Mitt Romney’s speech at the national convention of the NAACP in Houston.Bloomberg.com (This article also appeared in the Washington Post, Businessweek, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Brisbane Times, Western Australia Today, the Age and the Canberra Times.)http://bit.ly/MmR28xNAACP boos Romney on Obamacare, applauds stand on traditional marriageExaminer.comhttp://exm.nr/Oclv75

Memo to Time mag: Oil will not get cheap, world will not end
A column responding to a Time magazine article about oil production quotes Amy Myers Jaffe, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow in Energy Studies at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.Forbes.comhttp://onforb.es/S82Huu

George P. Bush: A political dynasty’s young hope
Alumnus George P. Bush ’98 is profiled for his career in politics.National Journalhttp://bit.ly/O5Sl9F

Why do people fall in love? Eight scientific reasons
Rice research is cited in an article discussing scientific reasons people fall in love.HuffingtonPost.comhttp://huff.to/PSC7rS

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Higgs boson might have been discovered in Texas
Paul Padley, professor of physics and astronomy, is mentioned in an editorial about the recent discovery of a new particle at the Large Hadron Collider.Houston Chroniclehttp://bit.ly/POMH1K

Win at Rice, conquer the world: University’s business plan winners take top two spots in nationals
Two winners of the Rice Business Plan Competition placed first and second at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Clean Energy Business Plan Competition.Culturemap.comhttp://bit.ly/L9qgOn

Six students receive National Merit awards
Rice is mentioned in articles about winners of National Merit Scholarships.Denton Record-Chroniclehttp://bit.ly/Nhj9VNAdditional National Merit Scholarships announcedUltimateClearLake.comhttp://bit.ly/PMLlVlMore than 40 regional students named National Merit scholarsSt. Louis Post-Dispatchhttp://bit.ly/NuXbRbFour Polk students win National Merit ScholarshipsLakeland Ledger (Fla.)http://bit.ly/POLN5m

BROADCAST/WEBCAST

KHOU-TV
While Texas invests time and money into defending its voter ID law in federal court this week, research shows that the problem isn’t as extensive as portrayed. Bob Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science, is quoted. Stein is also quoted in articles about a Houston bond referendum and a meeting of the Houston City Council’s Committee on Ethics, Elections and Council Governance.http://bit.ly/LKxfUoMayor pitches big bond issue, pushes major park planKHOU.comhttp://bit.ly/NLR7lYCommittee on Ethics, Elections and Council Governance: No term limit changeExaminer.comhttp://exm.nr/M4JwB3

Finding feminine connections to God in history, psychology, poetry
"Holy Misogyny: Why the Sex and Gender Conflicts in the Early Church Still Matter," a book by April DeConick, the Isla Carroll and Percy E. Turner Professor of Biblical Studies, is reviewed.National Catholic Reporterhttp://ncronline.org/node/31120

Is Rick Perry’s rejection of the ACA political posturing or a portent of what’s to come?
Elena Marks, scholar in health policy at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted in an article about Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s reaction to the Supreme Court’s Affordable Care Act ruling.DailyKos.comhttp://bit.ly/SbHX50

North Country people
An article reports that Liesl Keller ’12 graduated from Rice May 12.Watertown Daily Times (N.Y.)http://bit.ly/Mj6Gzj

SPORTS

Rice kicker Boswell named to Lou Groza watch list
Martel College junior Chris Boswell was among 30 kickers named to the preseason watch list for the Lou Groza Award.Houston Chroniclehttp://bit.ly/MmT7kP

Six Strykers players named to summer league All-Star game
McMurtry College senior Michael Aquino was named to the Texas Collegiate League All-Star game.Woodlands Villager (Texas)http://bit.ly/NODulZ

NEWS RELEASE

Plasmonic chains act like polymers
New research at Rice University that seeks to establish points of reference between plasmonic particles and polymers might lead to smaller computer chips, better antennae and improvements in optical computing.http://news.rice.edu/?p=31233

About Patrick McLaughlin

Patrick McLaughlin is a news assistant in Rice University's Office of Public Affairs. Patrick is responsible for production of the daily newsletter Dateline Rice and maintaining databases of metrics of mentions of Rice in the news media.

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